Undergraduates 27,979[4] Postgraduates 12,714[4] Location Ann Arbor, MI, US Campus 3,177 acr

male Athletes.[199][200])
There are at least 14 living alumni billionaires: Gordon Moore (Intel founder), Bill Joy (computer programmer and Sun Microsystems founder), Eric Schmidt (Google Chairman), Bassam Alghanim (wealthiest Kuwaiti), Charles Simonyi (Microsoft), Cher Wang (HTC, wealthiest Taiwanese), Robert Haas (Levi's), Donald Fisher (Gap), Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor [201] (Interbank, Peru), Fayez Sarofim, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, James Harris Simons, and Michael Milken.
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University of Michigan
Latin: Universitas Michigania
University of Michigan Seal
Seal of the University of Michigan
Motto    Artes, Scientia, Veritas
Motto in English    Arts, Knowledge, Truth
Established    1817
Type    Flagship
Public
Sea grant
Space grant
Endowment    US $8.465 billion[1]
President    Mary Sue Coleman
Provost    Martha E. Pollack
Academic staff    6,615[2]
Admin. staff    18,524[3]
Students    43,426[4]
Undergraduates    27,979[4]
Postgraduates    12,714[4]
Location    Ann Arbor, MI, US
Campus    3,177 acres (12.86 km2)
Total: 20,965 acres (84.84 km2), including arboretum[5]
Colors         Michigan Maize
     Azure Blue [6]
Athletics    27 Varsity Teams
Big Ten Conference
NCAA Division I
Nickname    Wolverines
Website    umich.edu
University of Michigan Wordmark.png
The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to as simply Michigan, is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It is the state's oldest university and has two satellite campuses located in Flint and Dearborn. The university was founded in 1817 in Detroit as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, about 20 years before the Michigan Territory officially became a state. What would become the university moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildi